Vehicle-fender.



0. L. ANDERSON.

VEHICLE FENDER. APPLIGATION FILED MAILBO, 1914.

Patented Mar, 23, 1915.

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ATTORNEYS OSCAR L. ANDERSON, OF FLINT, MICHIGAN.

VEHICLE-FENDER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OsoAR L. Arinnnson,

a citizen of the United States of America,

residing at Flint, in the county of Genesee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Fenders, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

- and not subject to disintegration due to the opening of seams or formation of rust thereloose and to rattle.

With these and other ends in view the invention consists in forming a fender body from a single sheet of metal with v a depending rinforced flange, and further in providing certain other new and useful features in the construction, all as hereinafter more fully described reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which- Figure 1 is a view illustrating in side 'ele-' vation, a fender embodying the invention, in place upon a vehicle; Fig. 2 is a cross sectional detail of a fender; and Fig. 3 is a detail showing an edge elevation of a portion of the same.

For convenience of illustration a fender of the usual configuration for use upon motor vehicles is shown in position upon an automobile frame, but it will be understood that a fender embodying this invention may be made in any desired shape to conform to y the requirement of the particular vehicle to which it is to be attached.

' the body, which bead lies wholly below the horizontal plane of the upper surface of the 1n and which has no parts liable to become loosened in use and rattle.

Patented. Mar. 23, 1915.

Application filed March 30, 1914. Serial N o. 828,171.

body. The marginalportion is carried upwardly at the inner side of the wire 2 into contact with the lower surface of the body and thence extended inward a short distance as at 4 to space the depending flange 5 which is formed by extending the metal downward at right angles to the lower surface of the body, from the edge head 3.. The metal along the lower edge of the flange 5 is bent inwardly and around a strengthen- 1ng wire 6 to form a strengthening edge or head 7 on the flange.

In thus forming the fender body from a single piece of sheet metal, a fender is provided which has no seams liable to open up in use and into which moisture may penetrate and rust the metal, thus causing quick disintegration. There are no separate parts in a fender of this construction to become By carrying the marginal portion of the metal into contact with the lower surface of the body at the 'inner side of the wire 3, the depending Having thus fully described my invention whatIclaimisz- A fender, body for, vehicles formed from: a single sheet .ofrmetalj having thereof downwardly rolled around-a stiffning wire to form- .a'single ply edge beadi with the horizontal plane of the wire lying wholly below the horizontal -plane" of the body and said marginal port'ion formed into contact with the body at the inner side of said bead and then extended downward in a vertical plane to form a depending single ply flange and inwardly rolled around a.

strengthening wire along its edge and terminating at the inner side of said flange.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OSCAR L. ANDERSON. Witnesses:

LEWIs E. FLANDERS, ANNA M. Donn. 

